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Britain will improve the system of combat drones in the Red Sea
Great Britain will spend $514 million to upgrade the missile system currently used by the country’s navy to shoot down drones in the Red Sea.

Weapons from North Korea could have been loaded onto Russian vessels
Great Britain has sent satellite images to the UN, which can prove that North Korea is supplying weapons to Russia.

Investments in Black Sea ports can help Ukraine earn up to 5 billion dollars
It is in the interests of the USA and European countries to help Ukraine develop maritime exports from the ports of Great Odesa.

Russia disposes of all captured Ukrainian ships in Crimea
Russia intends to dispose of all captured ships of the Naval Forces of Ukraine in Crimea.

The European Commission will allow limiting the import of agricultural products from Ukraine
The European Commission will allow countries to limit the import of Ukrainian agricultural products.

A technical vessel sank in the port of Mykolaiv (photo)
The dredger “Ginger” sank on the territory of the Mykolaiv seaport.

Ukrainian seamen are being held in Mozambique as financial hostages
Two Ukrainian seamen are detained in the port of Maputo in Mozambique due to a conflict between the ship owner and his local client.

A vessel carrying Russian oil broke down in the Bosphorus
A malfunction occurred on a tanker transporting oil from the Russian Federation near the coast of Turkey.

EBA supports the transfer of underwater hydrotechnical structures to the ownership of the USPA
EBA supports the legislative initiative on the transfer of underwater hydrotechnical installations to state ownership.

Defense Intelligence opened a new fundraising for marine drones
Ukrainians are encouraged to collect exclusive postage stamps in order to raise funds for a marine drone.

“Novatek” stopped working in a Russian port after an attack by Ukrainian UAVs
Russia’s Novatek factory on the Baltic Sea coast has suspended all operations after being attacked by Ukrainian UAVs.

Explosions rang out in the Russian port of Ust-Luga (video)
A large-scale fire broke out at one of the terminals of the Russian “Novatek” in the port of Ust-Luga.

Satellite images of the sunken Russian Tarantul-class ship appeared (photo)
Journalists have published pictures that probably confirm the sinking of the Russian patrol ship.

“Nibulon” emphasized the importance of evacuating the fleet from Mykolaiv ports
The evacuation of the fleet from the ports of Mykolaiv should solve the problem of the shortage of ships of the “river-sea” class and return the price of freight to the pre-war level.

Crisis in the Red Sea: supplies of wheat through the Suez Canal have decreased
The supply of wheat through the Suez Canal in the first half of January decreased by almost 40% to 0.5 million tons.

More than 1.5 million tons of cargo were transported to the ports by railway
Since the beginning of 2024, more than 1.5 million tons of cargo have been transported by rail to ports for export.

The SBI found property of a Belarusian company worth more than $61 million in the port of Great Odesa
The State Bureau of Investigation found property of a Belarusian company worth more than USD 61 million in one of the ports of Great Odesa.

The long game: how tanker companies invent new loopholes for the transportation of Russian oil
In 2023, a new and mysterious company “Kurow Shipping” appeared on the tanker market. The company attracted attention by immediately ordering eight new tankers at one of the Chinese shipyards. In addition, Kurow Shipping may be associated with the transportation of Russian oil.
Why this case is something new for companies of the so-called shadow fleet – read in the USM article.